Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-16

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CHICAGO, April iA--The whea. market wss
ia highly nervous coadition to-day. The i'm
pending fear OF a corner In May delivery
caused a lot OF small shorts 20 run " cover, sod
IA result May advanced 70 We. wnlce
was The top price for the day. Tho market
eased OF tos5s.c. 81 the cio~e. Speculative Of
ferings we're very Hight during the ontire So
sion, and tho advance Wa apparenuy nS
urged by the bull clique. which Is supposed v
he In complete control OF the MARKET Outside
influences appear 10 have no bearing whatsvsr
on the course of value. Receipts continue -
DO free. but storage room IL nearly sll nllsd,
and this confirms tho belief that .
"corner" Is among the posSbilineA fsr'
tably ST. Louis, and sold here. wsro
covering freely, together with an urgent csl1
from other parties Tho aggregate receipts %
eleven points were $4,000 bushels, showing .
board was fair, the clearings from three points
being $4,000 bushelA Tho advance In Jane
and July deliveries was nearly equal TO thai N
May. There Was fair trade In cora, ana We
IN wheat Receipts were light which alss
tended 20 impart strength 10 the Market
Prices advanced &C. and closed Tor the uay e.
&C higher than yesterday. Oats ranged fc
higher early, but reacted and closed NJ about
Yesterdays figures. There WA iiu.e more
doing In mess-pork. and prices were NOS quite
30 strong. Few sales were made al &c. de-
cline Lard was irmer, but closed az yestcr-
days closing prices. shortribs 3aivs higher.
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, April 1a-Flour hrmer. wheat
heavy; No. cred, s2.as3c. Corn weaker; No.
mixed, 4ikai2c. Oats quiet ard arn No.
MIXED, psc; Pork easy a. fe'a Lard nr.s
changed. whiskcy steady at y.M sugar
strong. Hogs weak common and light tLtsa
$3.50; packing end butchers, %. iOssAen
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIE. April ia-Fiour dull and In
active. Whest--No. red. cash. sOkasltc-
bid. according 10 location May, Dhssiic..
and better, quiet, nrm, and higher; casn, ssys
ssEc. bid; none offered. Provisions quiet ssd
unchanged, with only Job trade.
WILMINGTON
WILMINGTON, n. c., April ia-Turpestins
firm at s5c. Resin firm; strained, &C. gso1
pentiDe arm; hard. ti.so; yeilow-dip aAd vir-
gin, 80. .
LOUISVILLE, April ia-Ursin aud prov.sloos
quiet
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW YORK, April IA--Cotton-Nct receipts,
100 bales; gross receipts, 134 bsles Futures
closed easy; sales, $500 bales; April, tie.pA
.i0e2: May. sioSSasio5t; june: tioe July.
-
Der. si0.42afi0.4S; October. sl003asi0.e5; No
yember, f993ato95; December, ts.SafaW:
January, 1885.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL. April l5-Soon.--Cotton dull and
prices generally In buyers favor; uplands.
5 1i-l6d.; Orleans, 5Ad-; ssles, SOD bales tor
speculation and export, 900 bales receipts,
1900 tales. ell American. Futures quiet and
somewhat inactive; April and May, u-sta
8 fO-cid. May and June, 5 42-o4aS 4i-sld.; June
and July, 5 4-6id.; July and August, es-stA
5 $3.50; August and september T.stL;
Sertern Dor aud October, 5tl-Gia5 +oeid. Octe-
Der and November, Si-6id.; September,
$3.50. Tenders so bales on the new aud ~
tales on the old docket. Sales for the week. ~
900 bales; American. 5000 bales; Spectators
took 400 bales; exporters took AiW bales;
bales; American, ba,0oo bales; stoch. ss3.oos
bales; American, $4,000 bales; afosL 3ff.sO
bales; American, $4,000 bales. Wheat nrm;
demand fair; holders offer sparingiy. Corn
ss sP. M~saiss q American, 100 bales; Aprii.
5il6id-, seller; April and May, fi-etd, seller;
May and June, 4a-o4d., seller; June ane July,
| S 4i-64d., seller; July and August te-ote.,
| seller; Augustsnd septsmesr. fshe., seller;
Der and November, si-6id., buyer; September.
| 54a6ld.. seller. Futures quiet and steady.
| r. M.-April, 5 4i-62d.. seller; April and
May, 4l-eid., seller; May aud yuae,s Gyiis
seller, June ana July. D Aolo., scGter. 49,
4 ID August. S 40 3D., seller; August aud Sep
,a,o, er is-64d., seller; September and Octo-
her. ns,o.. buyer; October and November,
5 sSsd,' value. q. ntemser, 49-eid., seller
Futures closed quiet.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
reported for the Dispatch-I
APRIL i5-The marx Ell Is steady, with slight
ly nrmer feeling. Sales Of 900 sacks on The
tass Of sac. for prime: SIC. for EXTRA prime;
fancy. sac. Spanish. 5Hc., with no stock.
NoRFoTg PEANUT MARKET.
reported for the Dispatch-l
APRIL ia-The market quiet to-day and No
transactions reported. Prime, Ss3,.c. fancy.
3Ac.; common. l&a3c. shsIled, 3aic; factsry
hand picked, 3aa3ac.